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August 2, 2014 10:58 PM

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A Palestinian youth carries a bicycle from the wreckage of a building, which was hit in an Israeli strike, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on August 2, 2014. A fresh wave of violence killed dozens in Gaza after the collapse of a UN and US backed ceasefire, officials said, as Hamas denied it kidnapped an Israeli soldier AFP PHOTO/ SAID KHATIBSAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images less

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A Palestinian youth carries a bicycle from the wreckage of a building, which was hit in an Israeli strike, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on August 2, 2014. A fresh wave of violence killed ... more

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A Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu devotee, seen suspended with hooks pierced through his body, participates in the Vel Hinduism festival in Colombo on August 02, 2014. Ethnic Tamils, who are mainly followers of Hinduism, are the main minority community in the island which is emerging from nearly four decades of ethnic conflict which had claimed up to 100,000 lives. AFP PHOTO/ LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHILAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images less

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A Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu devotee, seen suspended with hooks pierced through his body, participates in the Vel Hinduism festival in Colombo on August 02, 2014. Ethnic Tamils, who are mainly followers ... more

A 20-person handcrew from Sheridan, Ore.'s JC Orozco Reforestation conducts a burn out operation on the western flank of the Oregon Gulch Fire burning south of Highway 66 in the area of the Soda Mountain Wilderness in Oregon. Officials said the fire was started by lightning on Thursday. (AP Photo/Medford Mail Tribune, Jamie Lusch) less

A 20-person handcrew from Sheridan, Ore.'s JC Orozco Reforestation conducts a burn out operation on the western flank of the Oregon Gulch Fire burning south of Highway 66 in the area of the Soda Mountain ... more

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 2: Sadaf Khan, bottom left, Kamis Dababish, upper right, were among thousands of people who rallied on August 2, 1014 in Washington, D.C. Thousands of people showed up to protest the continuing violence against the Palestinian people in Gaza. (Photo by Lexey Swall/Getty Images) less

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 2: Sadaf Khan, bottom left, Kamis Dababish, upper right, were among thousands of people who rallied on August 2, 1014 in Washington, D.C. Thousands of people showed up to protest the ... more

ISRAEL/GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL - AUGUST 02 : (ISRAEL OUT) Israeli soldiers sit next to a tank in a deployment area on August 02, 2014 on Israel's border with the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military on Friday cited indications that the officer, Second Lt. Hadar Goldin, 23, was taken captive in Rafah, a city in the Gaza Strip's south. Two other soldiers were killed in the attack, raising the number of Israeli military fatalities to 63. The announcement came not long after a 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire agreed upon by Israel and Hamas collapsed within two hours of being launched. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

ISRAEL/GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL - AUGUST 02 : (ISRAEL OUT) Israeli soldiers sit next to a tank in a deployment area on August 02, 2014 on Israel's border with the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military on Friday cited ... more

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 2: People throw brightly coloured powder at the Holi One festival at Wembley Park on August 2, 2014 in London, England. The event is inspired by the spring festival, Holi, which is celebrated by Hindus primarily in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 2: People throw brightly coloured powder at the Holi One festival at Wembley Park on August 2, 2014 in London, England. The event is inspired by the spring festival, Holi, which is ... more

Usain Bolt of Jamaica takes a photo on a smart phone with a member of the crowd as he walks round Hampden Park Stadium after he competed in the men's 4x100 meter relay race during the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday Aug. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/ Scott Heppell) less

Usain Bolt of Jamaica takes a photo on a smart phone with a member of the crowd as he walks round Hampden Park Stadium after he competed in the men's 4x100 meter relay race during the Commonwealth Games 2014 in ... more

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Canada's Jennifer Abel warms up on the 3m springboard prior to the women's diving 3m springboard final at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Saturday Aug. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/PA, Andrew Milligan) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE less

Canada's Jennifer Abel warms up on the 3m springboard prior to the women's diving 3m springboard final at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Saturday ... more